Overview
- City Council approved the master partnership agreement 4–1, with Council Member Andy Thomson dissenting and the plan now moving to a citywide vote.
- The proposal centers on a transit-oriented district by the Brightline station with 765 apartments, 182 condos, a 180-room hotel, 120,000 square feet of office, about 79,000 square feet of retail, a 30,000-square-foot grocery and roughly 2,100 parking spaces.
- Developers and city staff say the leased footprint has been reduced by about 75% and Memorial Park would remain city-owned with expanded green space.
- Project backers cite long-term revenues of more than $4 billion and an estimated $8.5 million net fiscal impact after 10 years, while the city pegs its public share for infrastructure and facilities at nearly $57 million.
- Residents remain sharply divided, the Save Boca group continues its opposition, a minimum 10% of units would be set aside as workforce housing, and if voters reject the referendum the plan ends while approval would trigger detailed site plans, traffic work and entitlements.